About Me

I was born in Cambridge England in 1950, moved to Folkestone in the south east of England when I was seven, then to Deal a bit further up the coast four years later, and finally to Dover twenty six years ago.

I joined the GPO, (General Post Office) when I was sixteen as an apprentice telephone engineer and stayed with them, (now British Telecom), until 1995 when I took voluntary redundancy and started making miniatures full time.

I became interested in miniatures about sixteen years ago through my father Kenneth Bird, sadly now deceased, who painted the most amazing miniature water colours. I went along to the London Dollshouse Festival one year where he had a stand, thinking as a lot of people probably do that dolls houses were just for liitle girls. I was amazed at what I found there and thought, well I could have a go at doing that. As I've always been interested in modelmaking and already had a small lathe, I came home and started making a few items just for fun.

My first fair was at Dorking where I only had two different items I think, some chairs and tables, and I didn't sell a thing. I now attend three fairs a year, Miniatura in March and September and the Kensington Dollshouse Festival in May, and have more than enough work to keep me busy.